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Amrish Lal Puri
Genres
Drama
Crime
Subgenres
Romantic Comedy
Musical Romance
Courtroom Drama
Crime Drama
Psychological Drama
Musical Drama
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Amrish Puri
Active -
1957 - 2005
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Born -
Jun 22, 1932 in Lahore, Punjab Province, British India
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Died -
Jan 12, 2005
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Genres -
Drama
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Crime
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Acted in over 400 films in his career in a span of over four decades.
Worked in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Marathi, Hollywood, Punjabi and Tamil films.
Received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1979, the highest Indian recognition given to practising artists, for his theatre acting.
Won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award three times, for
Meri Jung
(1985),
Ghatak
(1997), and
Virasat
(1997).
Described by Steven Spielberg as his favourite movie villain.